Your thoughts on AI: discussion goes here.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by ReachTheLimit

Tiny, I understand your point, but to me, there is already a ton of misinformation about sororities in general floating around on the internet. The way it's sometimes portrayed in the media and so forth.

GC isn't a part of NPC, and a sticky at the top of the AI Forum should clarify that, and it's already there that the best place to contact for information is the National.

I agree with all of that.

But, on the other hand, if someone wants to look up information on GC and it's wrong information, I don't feel sorry for the person that chooses to not follow directions. Some people are just going to insist on doing it their way.

I don't think it looks bad on the organization, at all. I mean, what are they going to say? Call National and say, "hey, I read on GC that _______ about AI was true, and you are telling me it's not?"

I'm sure they are going to get told that they can't control the content on other websites, and they should have contacted national to start with. They'll also be told, as is mentioned many times on this website, that it is not affiliated in any way with NPC or GLO.

Your point is excellent, but look at it from this angle:

A sister is walking around in her letters (for the sake of argument, we know for a fact she is initiated and a member in good standing with her GLO), drinking alcohol, smoking, badmouthing other GLOs and spouting out ritual information.
This is the first time you have ever seen a member of this GLO, and you assume that everything she does is what her GLO stands for.
Now NHQ (or IHQ) cannot control what she does personally. They cannot be everywhere at once. What they can do is lay down boundaries for representing the GLO.
The rule of thumb is 'when in doubt, don't.'
NHQs and IHQs cannot control the content on this website. They can tell members to exercise extreme discretion. Following this logic, this forum should not exist. 'When in doubt, don't.'
Let's say Suzie XY says, 'AI with my sorority is a snap.' You have just heard of AI and you're excited to hear this. Then Jane XY says, 'no it's not, don't listen to Suzie XY.' Who do you believe? Who is correct? Would there be any confusion if the information wasn't on the internet in the first place?
No one's trying to prevent AI here. But getting information from GC is like citing wikipedia for your doctoral dissertation.

Did that make sense?